AHSAA football roundup: Pirates advance to second round

SELMA - St. Jude rallied from a 6-0 halftime deficit to beat Keith 20-6 in the Class 1A playoffs on Friday. Quarterback Tony Minnifield completed 11 of 20 passes for 134 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Pirates (7-4).

Both scoring passes came in the third quarter. The first was an 8-yard toss to Jalen Rackley, followed by a 40-yard strike to Kendall Richardson.

Kasai Farris, who ran 10 times for 100 yards, scored on a 20-yard TD run in the fourth quarter to complete the scoring. Farris also had a team-leading 12 tackles on defense, while Dekian Clinch added 11 tackles.

Keith finishes its season with an 8-3 record.

UMS-Wright 49,

St. James 42

MOBILE - St. James came up short in its upset attempt in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs. Trailing by seven, the Trojans were stopped on downs at the UMS-Wright 30-yard line with 30 seconds left. Bulldog quarterback Gunner Roach scored on a 14-yard touchdown run with 6:06 left to put eighth-ranked UMS-Wright (9-2) ahead for good.

St. James (6-5) trailed 35-20 at halftime before rallying in the third quarter. Frank Moody and quarterback C.J. Duncan led the Trojans' rushing attack. Moody ran 17 times for 175 yards with touchdown runs of 30 and 25 yards. Duncan added 144 yards on 17 carries, including three TD runs (34, 24, 1).

Walker Woodson had a 5-yard rushing TD to complete the scoring for St. James.

Duncan completed 6 of 11 passes for 136 yards, with one interception. His 1-yard score tied the game at 42 early in the fourth quarter.

Troy Dixon scored four rushing TDs to lead the Bulldog offense. He finished with 28 carries for 234 yards. Roach completed 11 of 21 passes for 267 yards and a touchdown. All of his completions were for double-digit yardage.

Brantley 62,

Fruitdale 0

BRANTLEY - The Bulldogs (11-0), ranked No. 1 in Class 1A, returned two punts and two interceptions each for touchdowns.

LOACHAPOKA - The Indians scored 14 points in the fourth quarter to cut Billingsley's lead to one with 30 seconds left, but the Bears stopped Loachapoka's two-point conversion try to hold on in a Class 1A matchup.

Billingsley's Terrence Nolen rushed for 16 carries for 83 yards and a touchdown.

Quarterback Thomas Nichols was 3-of-8 passing for 58 yards, a touchdown and a two-point conversion. Nichols also had five rushes for 15 yards and a touchdown. Torrey Green had two catches for 46 yards and a touchdown.

Billingsley (8-3) held a 7-0 halftime lead.

In the third quarter, after Loachapoka (6-5) cut the lead to 7-6, Nichols threw a 47-yard TD pass to Green at the 6:00 mark, and Nichols scored on a quarterback draw to increase the lead to 19-6.

After Loachapoka cut Billingsley's lead to 19-12 early in the fourth, Green scored on a 75-yard kickoff return. The Bears made a two-point conversion with a Nichols pass to Trey Tyus.

Nolen also had 14 tackles on defense. Matt Prebula added 12, and Abram Dudley had 11.

- From staff reports

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AHSAA football roundup: Pirates advance to second round

St. Jude rallied from a 6-0 halftime deficit to beat Keith 20-6 in the Class 1A playoffs on Friday. Quarterback Tony Minnifield completed 11 of 20 passes for 134 yards and two touchdowns to lead the

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